Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has challenged former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to substantiate his claims regarding the recent abductions.
In a statement dated Thursday, January 2, Kioni called on the former DP to make public all information he knew about the abductions.
He opined that Gachagua was trivialising the abductions yet it was a sensitive matter.
Kioni cautioned that such a move would erode public trust among Kenyans even as families wait for their relatives to be released.
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Rigathi Gachagua must stop trivializing the grave issue of abductions in the country. His statements about revealing those involved, without following through with actionable disclosures, are both irresponsible and a slap in the face to the families suffering from these…
— Hon. Jeremiah Kioni (@HonKioni) January 2, 2025
"His statements about revealing those involved, without following through with actionable disclosures, are both irresponsible and a slap in the face to the families suffering from these tragedies," read the statement in part.
"This is not a game, nor a platform for empty rhetoric. Either he provides the nation with concrete information or refrains from making misleading statements.
Kioni was referring to Gachagua's claims over the coordination of the abductions.
According to Gachagua's address in December 2024, the abductions squad was led by a man known as Abel, a relative of a senior government official.
“There is a unit that is not under the command of the IG of Police. There is a building in Nairobi on the 21st floor at the city centre, where the unit is operating from, led by a certain Mr Abel. Abel is a cousin to a very senior official in this government,” Gachagua claimed.
“And if this unit is not dismantled we will be giving the name of the building and the full names of that officer and his cousin. Your guess is as good as mine as to who is the commander of that unit."
